UK General Discussion Thread: mayy lmao

[Phony Moderate]

Since when have people been talking up Gove as the likely successor? The last I heard it was all about May and Osborne.

They are both pro-EU which is a toxic position amongst the base under current circumstances.

[Dan the Roman]

Since when have people been talking up Gove as the likely successor? The last I heard it was all about May and Osborne.

They are both pro-EU which is a toxic position amongst the base under current circumstances.

May has enough of a hard right record she can weather this. She has also been quite quiet. Osborne is DOA.

[Famous Mortimer]

http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/people-are-freaking-out-over-ukips-mark-reckless-accidental-use-of-the-word-daddy--W1bSCfPyaQb

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Mark Reckless is Welsh now?

[MaxQue]

Mark Reckless is Welsh now?

Got elected to Welsh Assembly for UKIP.

[Blair]

Labour MP has been shot and stabbed in Leeds- really hope this isn't some far right nut

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Jo Cox MP, apparently in critical condition. Suspect a 60-70 yr old man (? Not the nornal profile)

[Crumpets]

Cox is a big supporter of increased aid to Syria and non-military support. Maybe an anti-refugee person? Or maybe an ISIL-sympathizer who is trying to weaken Europe's resolve?

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Could be anyone. More likely to be a lone wolf than anything else, the gun was a makeshift homemade one.

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It's looking quite likely she tried to break up a fight and got hit, based on what witnesses have said.

[IceAgeComing]

according to eye-witnesses the attacker shouted "Britain First!" during the attack - for non-UK people, Britain First are a neo-nazi political "party" that have a very active social media presence and that favours more direct forms of activism - they're the group that did that Mosque invasion stuff and other odd things.  They also recently hosted an "activist training camp" which taught people, amongst other things, how to use knives.  This is obviously not very good if this is the reason behind this.  Later reports are all saying that she was the one being targeted; and that someone else tried to intervene.

Recent update on her condition was that she was in a "life-threatening" condition.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

This is horrifying news. Hope she pulls through.

[Silent Hunter]

Yes, horrifying news. I'm aware of Britain First; seen quite a few people I know reposting their bile on Facebook.

52-year old man was arrested on the scene.

[Helsinkian]

There's contradictory information on whether "Britain First" was shouted or not. Eyewitness interviewed on TV says that he did not hear it: https://twitter.com/Jamin2g/status/743464352066453504

[Helsinkian]

She has died.

[Phony Moderate]

She's dead.

[afleitch]

F-ck

Rest In Peace.

[afleitch]

The assailant has been named as Thomas Mair.

Here he is in 2011; http://www.batleynews.co.uk/news/local/volunteer-at-award-winning-site-1-2976712

'Thomas Mair has been helping at the Birstall park for over a year, and said it’s done him more good than all the physiotherapy and medication in the world.

Read more: http://www.batleynews.co.uk/news/local/volunteer-at-award-winning-site-1-2976712#ixzz4BlBmdBXC'

[Serenity Now]

This is so horrible.

RIP

[Filuwaúrdjan]

She was married and had two young children.

[Silent Hunter]

Utterly horrible.

Rest in Peace.

[Hatman 🍁]

Labour MP has been shot and stabbed in Leeds- really hope this isn't some far right nut

turned out to be just that.

When are we going to start a terrorist list for the far right?

[SATW]

Horrible news. RIP and condolences go to her family.

[YL]

What a horrendous thing to have happened.  RIP.

[IceAgeComing]

Sickening